Abidjan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$551
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
44
😀 Quality of life
37
72
🏙️ Population
4.98M
298K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 8% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4695th and 4400th ($1164 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7254th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$10026

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$1014
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$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

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$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
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$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
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$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
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$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520